Ambrose wins Nationwide pole
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| Marcos Ambrose |
| Adriano Manocchia/AR1.com |
Marcos Ambrose set a course record with his qualifying run, earning the pole for the Zippo 200 on Saturday morning.
Ambrose's speed of 122.410 mph set the record for Watkins Glen's track for NASCAR. It is much slower than the IndyCars go.
Joey Logano will start second and Kevin Harvick third despite both of them running identical times, down to the thousandths of a second.
Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch round out the top five.
Results
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 147 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Kwik Fill / Red Apple / Zippo | 122.410 | 72.053 | Leader |
| 2 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop | 122.046 | 72.268 | -0.215 |
| 3 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 122.046 | 72.268 | -0.215 |
| 4 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 121.727 | 72.457 | -0.404 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Combos | 121.441 | 72.628 | -0.575 |
| 6 | 32 | Jacques Villeneuve | Toyota | Dollar General | 120.981 | 72.904 | -0.851 |
| 7 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | CertainTeed / Menards | 120.923 | 72.939 | -0.886 |
| 8 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Ruby Tuesday / Discount Tire | 120.759 | 73.038 | -0.985 |
| 9 | 6 | Billy Johnson | Ford | CitiFinancial | 120.754 | 73.041 | -0.988 |
| 10 | 27 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Ford | G2 Gemini Custom Apparel / ArcSight | 120.698 | 73.075 | -1.022 |
| 11 | 16 | Colin Braun* | Ford | Con-way Freight | 120.655 | 73.101 | -1.048 |
| 12 | 88 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | GT Vodka | 120.586 | 73.143 | -1.090 |
| 13 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Great Clips | 120.383 | 73.266 | -1.213 |
| 14 | 7 | J.R. Fitzpatrick | Chevrolet | Schick Hydro | 120.208 | 73.373 | -1.320 |
| 15 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | K-Love | 120.111 | 73.432 | -1.379 |
| 16 | 09 | Boris Said | Ford | RAB Racing | 120.060 | 73.463 | -1.410 |
| 17 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 120.044 | 73.473 | -1.420 |
| 18 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 119.616 | 73.736 | -1.683 |
| 19 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | Out! Pet Care | 119.608 | 73.741 | -1.688 |
| 20 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | Verizon Wireless | 119.339 | 73.907 | -1.854 |
| 21 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | South Point Hotel & Casino | 118.947 | 74.151 | -2.098 |
| 22 | 35 | Tony Ave | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 118.924 | 74.165 | -2.112 |
| 23 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | Media Master / Jason Manufacturing | 118.694 | 74.309 | -2.256 |
| 24 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Germain.com | 118.588 | 74.375 | -2.322 |
| 25 | 11 | Brian Scott* | Toyota | AccuDoc Solutions | 118.429 | 74.475 | -2.422 |
| 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | HostGator.com | 117.867 | 74.830 | -2.777 |
| 27 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | Iron Horse Jeans | 117.373 | 75.145 | -3.092 |
| 28 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Long John Silver's | 116.736 | 75.555 | -3.502 |
| 29 | 05 | Victor Gonzalez Jr. | Chevrolet | 31-W Insulation | 116.522 | 75.694 | -3.641 |
| 30 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 116.252 | 75.870 | -3.817 |
| 31 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Victory In Jesus | 115.533 | 76.342 | -4.289 |
| 32 | 43 | Kevin Swindell | Ford | Curb Records / The National FFA Organization | 115.144 | 76.600 | -4.547 |
| 33 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | J Davis Motorsports.com | 114.453 | 77.062 | -5.009 |
| 34 | 28 | Kenny Wallace | Chevrolet | Bully Hill Vineyards | 113.886 | 77.446 | -5.393 |
| 35 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty Odorblock | 113.467 | 77.732 | -5.679 |
| 36 | 70 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | Blue Ox Hitches & Towbars | 113.147 | 77.952 | -5.899 |
| 37 | 61 | Chase Miller | Ford | Courtyard By Marriott | 111.847 | 78.858 | -6.805 |
| 38 | 136 | Kevin Hamlin | Chevrolet | Long John Silver's | 110.830 | 79.581 | -7.528 |
| 39 | 52 | Joey Scarallo | Ford | My 3 Sons Vending | 110.318 | 79.951 | -7.898 |
| 40 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 109.503 | 80.546 | -8.493 |
| 41 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Chevrolet | Victory In Jesus | 107.076 | 82.371 | -10.318 |
| 42 | 92 | Dan Brode | Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 106.612 | 82.730 | -10.677 |
| 43 | 182 | Matt Carter | Dodge | Mobile-Shop | 105.031 | 83.975 | -11.922 |